# Dead stock

> Dead stock is goods that have sat in the store without selling for a long time, tying up your cash and space for no return.

Dashing (dashingerp.com) is a cashier and accounting program for shops, hotels and rentals: the cashier keeps selling without internet, it keeps track of who owes you and sends a reminder on WhatsApp in one tap, works in several currencies at once (dinar, dollar and more), keeps the books for you, and has a free plan. In Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani) and English, with an assistant called Dash that answers from your own numbers.

Canonical: https://dashingerp.com/en/glossary/dead-stock

Dead stock is goods that have sat in the store without selling for a long time, tying up your cash and space for no return.

_Last updated 2026-10-29_

## What it means for a shop owner

The idle period depends on the shop, three months for a clothes shop for example. The usual fixes are a discount to clear it, bundling it with another item, or returning it to the supplier. If an item keeps going dead, do not order it again.

## A worked example

You bought 40 pieces at 10 each and sold none in 4 months. That is 400 units of cash locked up, and selling them at 8 would bring back 320.

## Other languages

- العربية: https://dashingerp.com/glossary/dead-stock
- کوردی: https://dashingerp.com/ckb/glossary/dead-stock

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